Somerville
Somerville income growth highest in Mass.; prosperity has its own problems
Somerville hasn’t been Slummerville in a while, but now the city’s median household income is higher than Cambridge’s, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Driving that shift: Somerville’s median household income grew faster than any Massachusetts municipality with at least 20,000 residents from 2014 to 2024. Read more City council urges MWRA […]
Suspected Teele Square electrical fire displaces residents, businesses close
A five-alarm fire that tore through a mixed-use building in Somerville’s Teele Square on Wednesday displaced 43 residents and forced several businesses to close. Investigators suspect the blaze was electrical in origin, according to Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen. Read more Inquest finds Cambridge officers justified in fatal shooting The fire broke out shortly before […]
Standout breakfast sandwiches from the squares
Who doesn’t love a good breakfast sandwich? In Newtown, Conn., where my family moved when I was in high school, the Hawleyville Deli made one of the best breakfast sandwiches I have ever had: an amazingly airy poppyseed bulky roll, a perfectly jammy egg, melted American cheese, and a touch of butter and hot sauce. […]
After open-heart surgery, Somerville basketball star heads to pro leagues in Finland
Two European professional basketball teams short-listed Tyler Whitney-Sidney for the 2025-26 season. They loved what the Somerville native showed during a decorated four-year career at Lehigh University, and saw the 6-2 guard as a tantalizing prospect. Read more Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: Classical music poetry, Meowfest and Lift Every Voice Play Festival […]
Somerville author draws on family history for novel about Armenian genocide
When Sarah Ignatius’ son was in eighth grade, she asked him whether his class was learning about the Armenian genocide as part of its unit on World War I. Read more “Mighty Mary” and the all-woman team that cannonballed America’s Cup His answer: The class was only spending two days on the entire war. No, […]
All-in-one vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental opens in Somerville
Nostalgia Vintage Cafe brings together a vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental service, the eclectic brainchild of Philip Kahan, who in 2022 closed his designer boutique in Portland, Me. to move home to Massachusetts and focus on vintage clothing. Read more A memorial will be held for Larry Aaronson of Cambridge “I could sort […]
We all scream for ice cream: A roundup of Cambridge and Somerville’s ice cream options
Vote in our poll and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this article for a chance to win a $25 gift card to one of the listed ice cream shops of your choice! Polling will end on Aug. 31. Read more Cambridge needs to update its fire codes to keep up with […]
Fermentation fanatics prep for second annual festival in Somerville
Flora Spivak loves fermenting so much that when a swarm of fruit flies invaded her kitchen to feast on her kombucha, she didn’t completely quit. She cleared out the wooden barrel it was brewing in and started over. And when mold began growing in the crevices of that barrel, she was still more inclined to […]
Somerville libraries receive Carnegie Foundation grants
In an echo of their founding, all three Somerville Public Library branches received grants from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. The Foundation gave $10,000 each to every library originally funded by Carnegie, an industrialist and philanthropist who died in 1919, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Read more […]
Somerville, Cambridge say Elm Street safety projects underway
Somerville is finishing the bid process for the quick-build construction portions of the Elm-Beacon Connector project, with the goal of completing the safety improvement project by Thanksgiving. Adam Polinski, a senior planner for Somerville’s Mobility Department, said in an email to Cambridge Day on Friday that the bid process is nearly complete for markings and […]